Improvement in churns



tout gaat ROBRT VAVILSON, OF REES 4CORNERS, MARYLAND.

. Letters Patent No. 93,264, dated August 3, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN' CHURNS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

Tooll whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT WILSON, of Rees Gorners, in the county of Kent, and State of Maryiand, have invented a new and improved Churn; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

The figure is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved churn, showing the parts in working-position.

, Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has i'or its object to furnish an improved churn, simple in construct-ion, convenient, ef ticient, durable, not liable to get out of order, and which may be manufactured at comparatively small cost;V and It consists inthe construction and combination of the various parts, as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the body of the churn, which is made of' the same size from top to bottom, and may be of any desired capacity'.

B is a case, or strainer, which exactly fits into the churn A, but' is made about two inches shorter than said churn.

The bottom of the strainer B, and the sides for about four inches above said bottom, are perforated with numerous small holes, as shown in the drawing, in the same manner as the bottom and sides of a cullender-are perforated.

The strainer B is provided with ring or other handles, b', at its upper edge, forconvenience in putting it in and taking it out of the churn A.

O is the cover, which tits into the mouth of the churn A, and is iliade with a flange overlapping the upper edge of said churn, as shown in the figure.

' Ihe upper surface ot' the cover G is grooved transversely, to receive the base-barv of the tapering frame D, which is cast solid in onepiece, and which is secured to the cover O by screws, as shown in the gure.

E is a gear-wheel, which works -upon a spindle attached to or formed upon the centre oi' the middle cross-bar of the frame D, and to which is attached a crank-pin or handle, e. Y

rIhe teeth of the crank-wheel E mesh into the teeth of the small gear-wheel F, attached to the upper end of the rod G, which passes down through and works in holes formed for it in the upper, middle, and lower cross-bars of the frame D, as shown inthe drawing.

The lower part of the rod G is flattened, to t into a slot in the upper part of the dasher-handle H, whore strainer B.

it is detachably-seoured in place by pins, as shown in the drawing. The upper or slotted end of the dasherhandle II should be strengthened by a band or ferrule, as shown.

I is the dasher, which is securely attached to the lower end ofv the handle H, and which should work close to, or very near the bottom of the churn.

J are wings', or inclined cross-slats, attached to the handle H, above the ydasher I, as shown in the figure, to assist in agitating the milk or cream.

The lower end of the flasher-handle H is pivoted to the bottom of the `chui-11A or strainer B, by means of a pivoting-pin and socket, in the ordinary manner. In the case of small churns this will not be necessary.

It should be observed that `the upper end of the- -in place.

When the churning is completed, the cover and gearing are raised and'detached from the dasher-han-l dle. Ihe strainer B is then raised, the buttermilk flowing through the holes in the lower part of the said strainer'. The butter is then turned out of the strainer B into the working-vessel.

The buttermilk maybe drawn oft' through a holein the lower part of the churn A, said hole being closed with a plug, or other suitable device.

The churn may be used either with or without the This enables the dasher and gearing to be attached to.tlie cover of an ordinary churn, and thus used with good results.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letllhe churn, composed of the outer wooden body or case A, the metallic strainer B, provided with the handle b', flasher-rod and ydasher G H J I, small gearwheel F, bevel-gear wheel E, supporting metaliic frame D, and cover C, all' constructed, arranged, and operating in the manner herein shown and described.

ROBERT WILSON.

Witnesses:

E. W. RAvmmL, l. Wlnsou.

The dasher-handle H is then secured to 

